April 7, 2026 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes. President
Trump agreeing to a two week pause on strikes against
Iran as efforts to get the straight of hor move's
reopened continue. NBC's Stephanie Gosk says Trump was threatening to
destroy power plants and bridges. President Trump says the US
(00:24):
has flown more than ten thousand combat missions and hit
more than thirteen thousand targets. Meantime, on the news, stocks
are surging, oil prices are dropping. Dow futures jumped more
than nine hundred points this evening, s and P five hundred.
Nasdaq futures climbed more than two percent. Oil prices dropped
to below ninety four dollars of barrel. NASA says it
(00:47):
is focused now on Artemis two's return to Earth. During
a briefing today, flight director Rick Henfling said the Orion
spacecraft has left the lunar sphere of influence and is
now under Earth's gravitational pull. Today, the crew shared US
Base to Space call with the crew aboard the International
Space Station, during which astronaut Christina Cook shared some of
her thoughts from the historic mission I stout myself, noticing
(01:11):
not only the beauty of the Earth, but how.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Much blackness there was around it, and how.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
It just made it even more special.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
It truly emphasized how a life we are, how.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
The safe thing keeps every single person off planet Earth alive.
NASA has released the first pictures taken during the lunar
fly by yesterday. It was the first time any humans
had seen the full far side of the Moon. The
party continues in an arbor, Michigan, celebrating its national championship
after beating second seeded Yukon the Huskies sixty nine to
(01:45):
sixty three of the NCAA Men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis
last night. The Wolverines claimed their second ever title since
winning it all back in nineteen eighty nine. Yukon was
playing for its third championship over the past four years.
I'm Jim Roop. President Trump is meeting with NATO's chief
(02:09):
At the same time, Trump bashes NATO's unwillingness to support
the US and the war with Iran. Trump's meeting with
NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda at the White House tomorrow
scheduled prior to the announced two week ceasefire with Iran.
Since the war started, Trump has been critical of NATO allies,
calling out France, Germany, Spain, and others for not helping
the US secure the straight over moves or use their
(02:31):
airspace to launch attacks against Iran. Trump went so far
as to threaten the US withdrawal from NATO. Meantime, Vice
President J. D. Vance is in Hungary. He's showing support
for Prime Minister Victor Orbond ahead of that country's election.
During an appearance at a rally, Vance got President Trump
on the phone so the President could speak to attendees. Only,
(02:51):
that sounds like a big crowd, and that sounds like
my kind of people. Trump told the crowd he is
a big van of Orbon, saying he's kept Hungry good
and has kept it from being invaded. The White House
wants to cut some ninety four hundred jobs from the
Transportation Security Administration.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
That's according to part of the administration's budget proposal for
the next fiscal year. The move would also cut one
point five billion dollars from the sixty thousand employee agency
that oversees airport security. This after President Trump suggested that
smaller airports use private security. The proposed cuts are not
related to the government shutdown that left TSA workers without pay.
Congress will hold hearings on the request later on this month.
(03:33):
The new fiscal year started October first. The union that
represents TSA workers that it's against privatization, that the move
would make air travel less safe. I'm Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
An American journalist kidnapped in Iraq last month, has been
released on Iranian backed Iraqi militia group says they freed
Shelley Kittleson on the condition she leaves the country immediately.
The New York Times reports Gilson's release was an exchange
for the release of several imprisoned militia members. I'm Jim
Rup
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes. President
Trump agreeing to a two week pause on strikes against
Iran as efforts to get the straight of hor move's
reopened continue. NBC's Stephanie Gosk says Trump was threatening to
destroy power plants and bridges. President Trump says the US
(00:24):
has flown more than ten thousand combat missions and hit
more than thirteen thousand targets. Meantime, on the news, stocks
are surging, oil prices are dropping. Dow futures jumped more
than nine hundred points this evening, s and P five hundred.
Nasdaq futures climbed more than two percent. Oil prices dropped
to below ninety four dollars of barrel. NASA says it
(00:47):
is focused now on Artemis two's return to Earth. During
a briefing today, flight director Rick Henfling said the Orion
spacecraft has left the lunar sphere of influence and is
now under Earth's gravitational pull. Today, the crew shared US
Base to Space call with the crew aboard the International
Space Station, during which astronaut Christina Cook shared some of
her thoughts from the historic mission I stout myself, noticing
(01:11):
not only the beauty of the Earth, but how.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Much blackness there was around it, and how.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
It just made it even more special.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
It truly emphasized how a life we are, how.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
The safe thing keeps every single person off planet Earth alive.
NASA has released the first pictures taken during the lunar
fly by yesterday. It was the first time any humans
had seen the full far side of the Moon. The
party continues in an arbor, Michigan, celebrating its national championship
after beating second seeded Yukon the Huskies sixty nine to
(01:45):
sixty three of the NCAA Men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis
last night. The Wolverines claimed their second ever title since
winning it all back in nineteen eighty nine. Yukon was
playing for its third championship over the past four years.
I'm Jim Roop. President Trump is meeting with NATO's chief
(02:09):
At the same time, Trump bashes NATO's unwillingness to support
the US and the war with Iran. Trump's meeting with
NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda at the White House tomorrow
scheduled prior to the announced two week ceasefire with Iran.
Since the war started, Trump has been critical of NATO allies,
calling out France, Germany, Spain, and others for not helping
the US secure the straight over moves or use their
(02:31):
airspace to launch attacks against Iran. Trump went so far
as to threaten the US withdrawal from NATO. Meantime, Vice
President J. D. Vance is in Hungary. He's showing support
for Prime Minister Victor Orbond ahead of that country's election.
During an appearance at a rally, Vance got President Trump
on the phone so the President could speak to attendees. Only,
(02:51):
that sounds like a big crowd, and that sounds like
my kind of people. Trump told the crowd he is
a big van of Orbon, saying he's kept Hungry good
and has kept it from being invaded. The White House
wants to cut some ninety four hundred jobs from the
Transportation Security Administration.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
That's according to part of the administration's budget proposal for
the next fiscal year. The move would also cut one
point five billion dollars from the sixty thousand employee agency
that oversees airport security. This after President Trump suggested that
smaller airports use private security. The proposed cuts are not
related to the government shutdown that left TSA workers without pay.
Congress will hold hearings on the request later on this month.
(03:33):
The new fiscal year started October first. The union that
represents TSA workers that it's against privatization, that the move
would make air travel less safe. I'm Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
An American journalist kidnapped in Iraq last month, has been
released on Iranian backed Iraqi militia group says they freed
Shelley Kittleson on the condition she leaves the country immediately.
The New York Times reports Gilson's release was an exchange
for the release of several imprisoned militia members. I'm Jim
Rup
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